Hybrid control algorithm for flexible needle steering: Demonstration in phantom and human cadaver

• Navid Shahriari ,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: n.shahriari@utwente.nl

  Affiliations University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Medical Imaging-North East Netherlands, Groningen, The Netherlands, Surgical Robotics Laboratory, Department of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6444-7528

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• Janniko R. Georgiadis,

  Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Matthijs Oudkerk,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Medical Imaging-North East Netherlands, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Sarthak Misra

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Medical Imaging-North East Netherlands, Groningen, The Netherlands, Surgical Robotics Laboratory, Department of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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